Ford Creates Tuskegee Airmen–inspired Red Tails Edition Mustang GT

For horsepower enthusiasts, one of the neat things about the Ford Mustang is that its name was inspired by the 1490-hp, 437-mph P-51 World War II–era fighter. What’s really neat for both sets of Mustang enthusiasts is that Ford Engineering and Design has pieced together the Red Tails Edition Mustang GT.

For horsepower enthusiasts, one of the neat things about the Ford Mustang is that its name was inspired by the 1490-hp, 437-mph P-51 World War II–era fighter. What’s really neat for both sets of Mustang enthusiasts is that Ford Engineering and Design has pieced together the Red Tails Edition Mustang GT.

What makes this Mustang GT unique is the paint scheme influenced by the aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen, the fighter squadron comprised of African-American pilots famous for their red-tailed Mustangs. The Red Tails Edition Mustang GT features a unique, polished-aluminum nonproduction paint with Race Red and School Bus Yellow accents, as well as markings unique to the Tuskegee Airmen as part of the 332nd Fighter Group.

Perhaps equally as cool is the side-exit exhaust system inspired by the exhaust of the Packard-manufactured, Rolls-Royce–designed V-12 propelling the P-51. In addition to the quad finishers exiting beneath the front left fender, the Red Tails Edition Mustang GT also gets the familiar SVT quad exhaust out back—eight exhaust outlets in all. Other performance upgrades include adding a Ford Racing 2.3-liter twin-screw Whipple supercharger to the GT’s 420-hp, 5.0-liter V-8; the Brembo brakes and the rear diffuser from the Shelby GT500; and 20-inch wheels.

The Red Tails Edition Mustang GT’s interior houses a modified navigation screen and instrument panel, and the rear seats are taken out to save weight. The Recaro seats and doorsills are embroidered with the Red Tails logo, and the floor mats get the 332nd Fighter Group logo.